| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | William Cook connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gene Amon | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | William Cook knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Thompson | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is whistled for a carry | 4-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the easy layup | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ralph Scott | 4-2 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin is hacked by Dale Anderson - foul #1 on Dale Anderson, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF), Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Dale Anderson, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:23 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Jack Karlin - foul #1 on Jack Karlin, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither grabs the board | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Gene Amon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon buries a turnaround near the basket | 6-2 |
| 15:20 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 6-2 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon tips it back up and in | 8-2 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Cummings | 8-4 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Glenn Cummings, Dwayne Danis, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Dale Anderson | 11-6 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mark Boren and he's fouled by Walter Sullivan - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Mark Boren, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin makes the free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Cook - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG) Jack Karlin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon clanks a turnaround in the lane | 14-7 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes tips it back up and in | 16-7 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the turnaround in the lane | 16-9 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson lays it up and in and the foul's on William Cook - foul #2 on William Cook, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) William Cook, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF), Stanley Miles (PF) Dale Anderson, Thomas Heald | |
| 11:30 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Boren | 19-12 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is fouled on the floor by Mark Boren - foul #1 on Mark Boren, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG), Gary Barrientes (C) Sidney Gaither, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Edgar Eichner (C) Walter Sullivan, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Glenn Cummings | 19-14 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gene Amon (C) Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Glenn Cummings, Dwayne Danis, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Heald - foul #1 on Thomas Heald, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the jump hook from close range set up by Arthur Bower | 21-16 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gregory Burkhardt | 21-16 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald buries a jumper from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Gregory Burkhardt takes the ball from Gene Amon | 21-18 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ralph Scott - foul #1 on Ralph Scott, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (PG), David Kennedy (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Mark Boren, Ronald Roland, Ralph Scott, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Edgar Eichner (C) Arthur Bower, Dale Anderson, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:47 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson grabs the board | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jack Karlin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Edgar Eichner | 21-21 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-21 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald travels with the ball | 21-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gene Amon (C) Sidney Gaither, David Kennedy, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Stanley Miles (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Walter Sullivan, Dwayne Danis, Thomas Heald, Edgar Eichner | |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| 06:26 | Minnesota | Mark Boren takes the ball from Lawrence Thompson in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Stanley Miles is called for the reach on Jack Karlin - foul #1 on Stanley Miles, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG) Mark Boren | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson is hacked by Gary Barrientes - foul #1 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (PF) Jack Karlin, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF) Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson | |
| 04:37 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles is fouled on the floor by Gene Amon - foul #1 on Gene Amon, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:37 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a shot from the right block | 23-23 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Thompson steps in front of the Mark Boren pass in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-23 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sidney Gaither (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Stanley Miles (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Thompson steps in front of the Mark Boren pass | 23-23 |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the dunk attempt | 23-23 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is fouled on the floor by Mark Boren - foul #2 on Mark Boren, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Jack Karlin (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Dwayne Danis, Stanley Miles, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from William Cook | 25-25 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Karlin - foul #2 on Jack Karlin, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Jack Karlin, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon hits a driving attempt from the right block | 27-27 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses short on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Dale Anderson - foul #2 on Dale Anderson, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (SG) Sidney Gaither | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Edgar Eichner | |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the 3rd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Gary Barrientes takes the ball from Glenn Cummings | 29-29 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Glenn Cummings steals it from Ronald Roland | 29-29 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't finish the layup | 29-29 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin is hacked by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #1 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF), Ralph Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Stanley Miles (PF) Arthur Bower, Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson, Thomas Heald | |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 31-31 |